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full/undivided attention:
‘I assure you that this matter will receive our undivided attention.’
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The attention is a bit slow, but the waiters are always polite.
The service is a bit slow, but the waiters are always polite.
service
= the help and attention that you get from the people who work in a shop or restaurant:
‘We complained about the poor service.’
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To the attention of: Mrs H. Greaves, Principal.
For the attention of: Mrs H. Greaves, Principal.
for the attention of
(NOT
to/at
)
audience
The priest stands in front of the bride and groom, facing the audience.
The priest stands in front of the bride and groom, facing the congregation.
audience
= the people who go to watch/listen to a film, play, concert, public lecture, etc: ‘The
group has played to vast audiences all over the world.’ ‘At the end of the talk, members of the
audience were invited to ask questions.’
congregation
= the people who attend a church service:
authority
Those who bend the rules are reported to the authority.
Those who bend the rules are reported to the authorities.
The authority had refused them even their basic civil rights.
The authorities had refused them even their basic civil rights.
To refer in a general way to the officials who make all the important decisions in a country, use
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